for example

for example
or[for instance] {adv. phr.} As an example; as proof; to give an example or illustration. * /Not only rich men become President. For example, Lincoln was born poor./ * /There are jobs more dangerous than truck driving; for instance, training lions./ Compare: FOR ONE THING.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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